The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-01
HONEST OLD JABEZ.


for New Ners .on OF an old Story.
Jahcz SluShington had seven thou
sand hand-shavcd shingles 10 sell.
and he was going to town to
| dcker those shingles for mrrchan-
disc. Jabcz wore his liannel-backed
vest pair of dorSkin pants,
| kipSkin boots pla>tcred with stove
backing, and a sized chip hat. lie
mounted the seven thousand shingles.
aud drove out of Frog Hollow with a
smiling face JabcZ went on his way,
dreaming dreams that mortals never
! dreamed before unless the dreams
were achored to a load of seven thou
Sand shingles and two hundred and
| seventy different crrandS and COM
missions.
Jab,z sold the shingles and then met
| man.
Many domestic tragedy would
| have had more of the rose, and honey,
ami sweet, if the central figure hadn'
met man. Upon the blottrd cscut-
| cheun of fallen men. Without number,
a great nation might engravc: Met a
man.
80 you're Jazeb Slushing:on. of
Frog Hollow. are YOU? inquired the
man My names Jones, plain John
Jones: and | spent two weeks up in
the Hollow last summer atm 50 very
forgettul my cousin s.
".ja>on2'
"YeS: .Jason's place | got along
nicely with-what waS that postmas-
ter 5 name?'
..!SlimmenS?'
Yes; Slimmens. Nice sort OF
"Eh9 Say, Jones. if our Miss Slim
mems, our poStmiStrcss | mean, heard
! you call her man -
"Ah, YES. hem-ani. Just SO. am
so negligent about such things. She
was a sumner -
.plainest female in the Hollcr.'
but so skilled in conversational
powers. BY the way-l forget YOU
name.
'SluShing'on, JaFez Nlushington.
.'Slushington, if you are open for 3
snap, | think can give You q
| pointer.
Don't know what you mean,
JONES' sid Jabcz.
Are you in for making Il Spcc?'
'Monry?'
"That' what m an.
"Wrll. don't mind if I DO. How
the thing done?" Jahcz was >peruia-
tor from way back. AMI if tn re
was a chance to increase his pile he
could be counted IN very time.
"Follow me; but. have You got a few
| dollars with Nou?'
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